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LESSON 1 Introduction To Badminton

Badminton originated in India in the 1860s and was brought to England by British army officers. It was introduced at the Badminton House estate in 1873, which is how the game got its name. Standardized rules were published in 1893. A badminton court is 44 feet long for doubles or 17 feet wide for singles, divided by a net 5 feet high. Players use lightweight rackets to hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth over the net.

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LESSON 1 Introduction To Badminton

Badminton originated in India in the 1860s and was brought to England by British army officers. It was introduced at the Badminton House estate in 1873, which is how the game got its name. Standardized rules were published in 1893. A badminton court is 44 feet long for doubles or 17 feet wide for singles, divided by a net 5 feet high. Players use lightweight rackets to hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth over the net.

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HISTORY, FACILITIES

AND EQUIPMENT

Badminton

Court
HISTORY

Badminton was invented in a British India The original name of badminton was called
version called Poona, British army officers “Battledore and shuttlecock”, and you can find
learned the game by around 1870 and they similar games in ancient Greece and Egypt. It used
bought it back to England with them. to be a game that could have multiple players
Badminton was named Badminton because involved, and each of them will hit a shuttlecock
the Duke of Beaufort introduced this sport at with feathers with rackets.
his country estate located in Gloucestershire By 18 centuries, since a similar game had become
which is called “Badminton House” in 1873. very popular in the Poona version in British India,
it was also named Poona before it was called
badminton.
HISTORY

Badminton was called badminton because Modern Badminton started in Gloucestershire


it was officially introduced to England in of England by 1873 since Duke of Beaufort
the “Badminton House”, a country estate introduced this sport to his friends. By 1875,
owned by the Duke of Beaufort in the first badminton club was started in
Gloucestershire by 1873. Since then, Folkestone, England.
Badminton was named “Badminton”
instead of “Poona” and “Battledore and
Shuttlecock”.
HISTORY

J. H. E. Hart standardized the rules of badminton and by


1893, the first set of rules similar to modern badminton
was published by the Badminton Association of England.
Badminton’s roots are tied to similar games named
“Battledore and Shuttlecock”, which could be traced back
to over 2000 years ago, in ancient Greece and Egypt.
FACILITIES AND
1. EQUIPMENT
RACKET
2. SHUTTLECOCK
3. NET
4. COURT
RACKET
•• Badminton
The badminton racket is
rackets canonevary
of the most
widely
important
in tools a player
cost depending on has in the game.
whether they
Badminton rackets are much lighter than
are purchased as part of a basic
most other sports rackets because they are
backyard
made from set or as such
materials moreasexpensive
carbon fiber
professional models.
or lighter metals such as aluminum.
Shuttlecock
• The shuttlecock is made up of a cone shape
• The badminton
with a hard shuttlecock,
cork at its tip. Shuttlecocks canalso
be
made fromto
referred a variety of materials
as a shuttle or --birdie,
more acts
expensive models are actually made from
similarly
feathers, andtolessaexpensive
ball inmodels other racket
are made
sports. However,
from plastic feathers. Thetheshuttle
design
has 16of the
birdie createsto more
feathers attached dragthe length
the base and as itof is
the feathers range between 2.44 and 2.75
propelled through the air due to its
inches.
feathered shape.
FEATHER
SHUTTLECOCK

SYNTHETIC
SHUTTLECOCK
•
Net
A mesh net divides the badminton court into two sides. A badminton net is placed
lower than a volleyball net at five feet and one inch high on the sides and five feet
high in the center.
Court
• Badminton Courts have a length of 44’ (13.4 m), but double courts are 20’
(6.1 m) wide while single courts are reduced to 17’ (5.18 m); shrinking by
1.5’ (.46 m) on both sides.
• Service courts are split by a center line dividing the width of the court and
are set back from the net by a ‘short service line’ of 6.5’ (1.98 m).
• Doubles games also require a ‘long service line’ that is placed 2.5’ (.76 m)
in from the back boundary. Clearances of 2’ (.61 m) should be providing
around the entire badminton court.

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